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Groupon Acquires Food Delivery Service OrderUp

OrderUp will continue to operate as a standalone brand with inventory cross promotion through Groupon’s marketplace and merchant pages.

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Material Handling Equipment

Logistics & Supply Chain Expo 2015 Mexico City

Toyota Material Handling U.S.A., Inc.

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EPA To Eliminate HFCs Used In Reefer Cooling And Grocery Refrigeration; Grants 3-Year Extension For Refrigerated Trucks

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

This action responds to President Obama's Climate Action Plan by reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a class of potent greenhouse gases used in air-conditioning, refrigeration, and other equipment.

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B&G Foods, Inc. Acquires Spartan Foods For $50 Million

B&G Foods projects that after being fully integrated into B&G Foods, the Mama Mary’s brand will generate on an annualized basis net sales of approximately $35.0 million and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $7.5 million.

Electrification

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Distribution Warehouse Technology Marches Forward

F&b supply chains find use for mobile computing, data visualization, automated equipment and more.

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Software Solutions

Innovative Technology Can Empower Your Supply Chain

The four technologies expected to have the greatest competitive or disruptive impact are optimization tools, sensors and automatic identification, robotics and automation, and predictive analytics.

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Software & Technology

Walmart Battles Amazon With Free Shipping

Walmart launches a 3-month online sale to take on Amazon.com's "Prime Day," a highly publicized shopping event for members of Amazon Prime shipping and digital content service.

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Cargill Teams With PricewaterhouseCoopers On Helping Clients Improve Supply Chain Efficiencies

Cargill and PwC are offering an advisory service to help clients identify and prioritize opportunities to improve their supply chains - aligned with business priorities.

Risk/Compliance

Feds Grill 19 Ocean Carriers On West Coast Ports Collaboration

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

FMC commissioners expressed support for the agreement at the time, but they said it would be closely monitored to identify any anticompetitive activity.

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Food Logistics Technology Alliance Forms In The U.K.

The Alliance, formed by TouchStar Technologies, Proteus Software and LPC International, will offer food and drink manufacturers, processors, distributors, wholesalers and retailers a one-stop-shop for a total logistics system solution.

American Trucking Associations Calls On FMCSA To Move To Risk-Based Enforcement Programs

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

The report presents a range of recommendations relating to FMCSA's Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, more efficient use of field enforcement resources ways to make on-site compliance reviews more effective.

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